Clarkfield

Population: 868
Median household income: $57,232
Median home value: $86,400

Clarkfield, a community in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, has 868 residents. Its median household income of $57,232 runs below the Yellow Medicine County figure of $71,573.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clarkfield's population declined 3.9% from 903 to 868, while its median home value rose 47.9% from $58,400 to $86,400.

Owners occupy 77.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 868
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $57,232
Median home value: $86,400
Median gross rent: $792
Housing units: 422
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

903868

Median household income

$48,917$57,232

Median home value

$58,400$86,400

Median gross rent

$644$792

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	903	$48,917	$58,400	$644
2020	962	$52,235	$64,000	$668
2021	875	$52,875	$74,800	$671
2022	980	$57,688	$81,100	$758
2023	868	$57,232	$86,400	$792

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 647.7%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	78	9.0%
5 to 17	133	15.3%
18 to 24	95	10.9%
25 to 34	134	15.4%
35 to 44	76	8.8%
45 to 54	65	7.5%
55 to 64	67	7.7%
65 to 74	123	14.2%
75 and over	97	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	704	81.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	3.1%
Asian	5	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.7%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	97	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate46.1%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	6.9%
High school graduate	259	46.1%
Some college or associate's	192	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	58	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone85.5%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	341	85.5%
Carpooled	25	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	4.0%
Other means	5	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	90	23.5%
15 to 29 min	189	49.3%
30 to 44 min	86	22.5%
45 to 59 min	4	1.0%
60+ min	14	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 11.4% (92 of 808)

	Count	Share
Family households	218	60.4%
Nonfamily households	143	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	361	85.5%
Vacant	61	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	281	77.8%
Renter-occupied	80	22.2%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	354	83.9%
1-unit, attached	11	2.6%
2 to 4 units	20	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	37	8.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2711656
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.7903, -95.8076